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talofmbhos. (Continued froni Page Six.) in the rorf of tlie coll«i{e. ' ' Par to the rigfct in the ^harbor the mine ship San KrincTsco opened ■ft'ith iive inch guns, and, t*kliig the itont of the college, shot out window by window, piantin^ the shells with the perdsion of target practice. After fifteen minutes of firing the Prairie and the San Francisco ceas ed and the colmun of jackies formed again and pushed ahead, deploying around the front of the college. A few shots were directed at them, but none cairie from ^-’le college. CEASE FIKR 10 SAVE WOMAX. Duriiig the fight at the naval acad emy, while t!ie Prairie was shelling the market place, where the J!e.':ican snipers had taken refuge, a Mexican •ft'oman came out of a building adjbin- lri;r the market, passed along the ex posed front, and -entered the naval ■academy, around which the shell? v.*ere ■falling. The crews of the Prairie’s "boatJi, which were co*niii,ir ashbi^e, stopped shooting uEtil .-jho disappear ed. .Afiei'ward they reopened their fire on the market place. The Chester contiiiued hurling: ^she^.s into.any buildir.^' where, snipers lurk ed and al?o I'ar out into the suburbs. The jackies v.x-nt fteadiiy yhead w’ithout faUe;’i£iji'. ^^pi-eading out through the water fror.t. i:ectio!is, seizing the highest buildings and or ganizing squads ■-'■f guards at .street ii'itersections. ITie fire along the front gradually slackened and the.", died out, but the Chester sent a few shots out into the hills before cessing. the MBSAiow WW • ■p" C*pt. «tickn*y. «f "kniim. wtmt tnrt«d through, the fortres* aevatsl dkys and found "some h««Yy''tfiS, Tfty^ tiw;jflfty govern pedoes, and a torpedo ti^be. Captain Stickney sent word to thi command ant of San Juan de Uloa that he ■ *‘A11 pT t^ ,dS^ jl^l^yireseiit tiaue in the disdiarg« of dMr duties as heretofore. Tne idSku7:)Uithori- tiisSvUl hot intetfel^ill! tty way lger is full of ■ pr^ ■■dispayrtwii lantry of En«i^' is iti^ ' eupatien of Ve^t ^ Yo^nr Hm); would blow him to pieces with the the civil affairs Prairie’s guija if; h* opened fire (IflP the iocai, governni«it shixJlu against the Americans, but that other-1 the peace ahd_ good ord^ are main- wise he would not be disturbed, tiejtained in the city. ' did not open fire. ! “AU peaceful citiieiw are to live quietly in their homes pursue their .ustial occupations wjd so long bark.\cks and prison taken. At Iff o’clock Wednesday morning the Americans were in jindisputed possession of all the city except the southwest quarter, in which the bar racks are. situated, and a'few outly ing districts. At noon they had taken the barracks. When the city prison, w'hich faces the main plaza of the city, was cap tured, Lieut. Comrnander Buchanan of the Florida, made an inspection tour hrough it. There was great surprise as they continue so they will- be protected in person aiHl -property and all private rights «.nd relations. “The commandant give* ^surances that the military interferes with the civil government shall not extend beyond the,absolute ne^aSties of the occasion, and then only for the main tenance of law'and order, "The t-ixes and revenaiei «f the city government wiU be coIl(^«tf as here tofore as dir«ted-by .tfe ia^- and the aiiiong the Jle.'iicans who had gather- funds wi!! be e.\pended Jjy the proper ed there that the prisoners were nol -utho-ities in accordance therewith."' released. - | Early in the afternoon the whole v'ity was in undisputed pos.ses.siou of . SEN ATORS ^NOCLD GO TO THE the Aniericaii forces, ar.d inimediate-j PROXT. ly after the firing had ended Admiral j ^Vashington. April 23.—Senator? Badger boarded th? Pran-.e to 1 Fall,-of New We:aco, and Stoppard, with Rear Amiral Fletcher as to the,^^, President best mean? for securing' their services in the opera- asrain^t uxtack, for canns ; tions af^amst Mexico. Senator Weeks, FIRE FROM 'BURNED TO^VEK. A squad of soldiei’s, despite the shelling it had I’eceived on Tue.-day. continued to give considerable trou ble to the A"nierican?? from the bat tered Benito Juiivex lower. After they had been silenced and removed from the tower, it was ditcovered that the soldicris had continued fijjhtinjr for lack of ability to do anything else. The shells fror.i ihe war.^hip? Tuesday j had torn away the stairway in the! tower and the men huu been cotnpfll- •ed to re;nuiu in ii. San Jua^^ de Ui>ni. a:' -5tone .fortresii^. f^ew ih« Mexicur. fiu^r throujrhout tlio ailack. The lom- mandaTit and .'ixly ;unied men anti :^00 workmen •.’! the r.avy yurJ poored from tho emf'ri;s-iro.= tit th** Prairio lyirif^ r»i)0 vara.'- ai d Th*? t>‘hcr de;id, injured, and the refugees, Massachusetts, already had velun for settinsr in motion ihe civil gove-n- l i was I'eadyto resign from ^e Senate j and sro to the front. Senator Wil- H.\I) WHOLE CITY C'H.ARTED. liains, of Mississippi, who made a Galveston. Tex.. .A.pril 2o.—Com-!speech in the Senate Tuesday oppos- p.ier.ting on the accuracy of shell jire^ing war. wiote to the President a.^k- li.v .Anierica.'i warships at Vera Cruz, jin^ that his son, Robert Webb Wil- ainiy officers here said today that for liams. be appointed a second lieuten- jeveial we^ks the navy gunners have‘ant in the volunteer service., -Ail the had the city of Vera Cruz and vicin-j offers are beinvr sent to the War De ity charted, with all ranges worked partment. out precisely. 1 —^ “In case we have to fii*e cn Vera \ Cru^," navy men told their army- TEDD\ S SIRGEONS BEAD^. frier,ds. “we can ,iu?t look on the; One hundi-ed and thirty-Sve lili- chart for the range of whatever place ^nois phy.sicians, among them Dr. John we want to hit. set the ffuns for the B. Murphy, Dr. Frank Billings, Dr. rar.Ko. a:'.d lire." i R. T. Vaughan, night warden at the ; county hospital, and Dr. Robert Pre- FLETCHER PLEDGES VERA CRl'Z ivle, or St. Luke’s Hospital, vrill re- I’KOTECTIOX. i spond to the nation’s call if their ser- Vera Cru2. Apnl 2o.—Rear ,\.i mir-; ices are needed at the front. They al Flc?iche!‘ today issued the following ar.? members of the medical’ reserve prool;>niati'>ri to the people of Vera 'coi'ps of the United Statifts army and C; h2:; I were appointed by Col. Roosevelt in "The Uni'ed .State.= naviil forces l‘W7. The lllinoi.s division of the! ’.I'-der my rominand hava temparar-1carps i~ u> hold its annual dinner i'.y occupied the City of Vera Cru7. 'htfay:o .-Vp7'ii ;iO—if it is still herr-. CaMttA Uo«d. He 19 the only J||i^ Adi)4n4 and hears the of ; ed grandfatWi', Coaunodora ''Qinai ■ Badger, vho vtf »^intej . liavai servj» by .3i*ir^ E. 'when he was S^retary of th« Na^ under President Harrison, and who v.-as promoted for gallant sepriee ip the Civil War. Three genwstions of the Badger's Itave been real sailors. Platte A. - .ordinary sea man, wounded &t Vera Cruz was at Randlenum, ;JIov^ber 1892. He enlists at Kchmond March 8, 1913, and his addrrta is Greensboro. His father, , Julius- Bowden lives Jn Greensboro. Youiig Bowden is-Tlt- taeh^ to the Vermont. - Many Tar ij^els-are already O'J the way to ilexico, but the r.umbrr on the way is insignificant- compared with the number that would go. The inbujitaineers of the State are pulling at their leashes fretfully, eager to be nievine to the front. W. S. Church a j'.oted game chickevi br«Kiei, of Wilkes Cotuity, is so anxious to start after the Mexicans that he has writ ten to both Representatives Dbught- on and Page, begging them to help him get in positioij a shoot a Hutr- taist. Mr. Church explains that Tie is not a soldier by profession, but is a crack shot. Mr. Church will he friven an opportunity if volunteers are called for. He is willing to take his place with any body of fighting Americans. Capt. T. Jobe, of BurnsviJie, desires to raise a company for the service ia Mexico. His desire has been commun icated to the War Department by Sepresentatsvp Webb. The new volunteer army bill,-which has just passed Congress, enables the United States to raise an army jf 1.000,000 if necessary. Miss Pearl Smith, formerly of Eai- eigh, now-trained nur.se in the Navy Ho.^pital here, has applied to Secre tary Daniels for a position as nurse if there is war in Mexico. She wants to 1.56 the first to go. of-am'tff' i^liUiT toadefti rrt/iUta/t iii .(MeiDd Am«Hc«ih fwieiM'm Ctm Ex tend! p{>erKtioi>» i^eog iia^ to Mexico Cilyi OVAA0. iiri- clty->i»d^r tl^ir supej^tin^ General Villa, in juarex,. .ed that he would .‘'dticliii* to b*; g«d into a wi^. with th^ yAtce4 by anybody.” . Mobc of MejucaM thr^kten lire«,jitf. many Am*rie»n* in cafdtah Cansul General Shyekl^ s^e; Embargo on arm*, reaewis^'against Mexico by order, of Ww Departmant: Senate passes bill providing fSOD,- 000 to aid Anie;ncan'Tefuii*^ in Mex ico, Conferees i^grae on,.pBitia biH, 0. S. it^lus*, of 'Chicago, back from Tampico, pzediejs exhaustive war with Mexico. ■ Rebels demand P^eraL^ sui render Tampico within 2-1 hours.. Disposes of rejKirt they will jmn forces against United Sattes. ' ' _ . Genera! Carransfa promis.es protec' tion f»r .American 'citiiens in zone of operation of the . Me.’ucan Constitu- tiOufiil ■' Fipishing touches put on all war plans. ESrery division of service ready to Inove when President Wilson gives the word. .A ar a lif,- -- ''"i;;- Aail mtniitffciiijr 'rlwwi*:: '^Tlat iiaiid a^ At- 'V*^ A li^ hit Wuty, oh,’ It’* kazd- A.'fiji^jn*-dtstaae«. Or a netr tha.thwiif -Airf^eemW^.liwwj to b«UU» .-r^ A- little bit of fc«attty, why; it not be a tjUng ' - lAeldward .>n tJM. - "magje-'ff-'-a ' A little band of cfattdreh - - r i->- Maying hi-sjiy in «■ lane, ,-i -- And 9ometUng seeiiia to feUpiSKa . : Just like .sununer con^ agaiiC / j v The spirit of TS, now so prevalent ihroiighout the country, boils ait fever heat in the bosoms of the Patriot When we think of whftt is to hap>n to that Clancy bunch and how we ai e going to gloat over it, we are ali-nost shocked at our o%m ruthle8sn«;s‘;.— Greensboro News. The descendants of the “signera” of May 20 have tpiegraphed President Wii.-son indorsing his po.sition in the ile.vicaii crisis. The war may I'cv.' itr-oroed.—^ireen.sboro News. Some papers rae already offering- condolences to Charlotte in ease the war might disrupt the 20th of May celeBration. But, having blithely ig- ttoi-ed history foi* the past 50 years, Charlotte should be able to pass up a little thir.g like war without serious ineo.’^venieiice.—Greensboro Xevrs. A litUe bit of basaty-a-; .va pass along the street _ ' ~ And suddenly the bitter of cur lives . is turned to sweet,- ' _ ; A little gUmjJM through wihd^s Of the sould Of) face of childL And something lays a catnwess. On all passions darlc and wild. A Httlo bit of beauty, and we nov«r know at all— The sunlight on a blossom or a vini- upon the wall— A little thought uplifted By a blue sky after ram And something seems to happen That can never come agatii. —Ths Behttown Biird. ' There are. many rare ahilities in tbe world which fortune never brings light. The wolf does something every week that keeps him from church on Sun day. When the heart is a-fire some sparks will Sy out of the mouth. From wine what sudden friendship springs!—-Gay. This is a Patriotic spell. Keep it up!—Greensboro News. Representative Sizzling, of Mis souri, is at it again.—Greensboro News. A public-spirited citiien Js times -one who minds everybody’s teininess to the neglect of hi« own. AUCTION SALE. ONE HANDSOME RESIDENCE AND 50 CHOICE LOTS AT HAW RIVER, N. C. Saturday, May 2,1914, at 2 P. M. This property will be sold at Public Auction to the Highest Bidder on Easy terms, this is the most desirable property left in the residence section in Haw River. REMEMBER the DATE, PLACE and hour jom the Great Crowd of Home seeker and Speculators music by Rag Time Baixd, Valuable Prizes given away. REMEMBER the TIME and PUCE, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914 at 2 CaOCK, HAW RIVER, N.C PENNY BROS, THE WORLDS ORIGINAL TWIN AUGTIONERRS,
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